competitions between competing ideas and competing entities are exciting things, and there can be a ton of energy around the democratic process, the literal process of making sure that the eyes are dotted and the t's ra crossed and the forms are counted right and the things are all filled in, that is not exciting. that in fact should be this boring on purpose. and if the web cam was any judge, this really was that boring. day and night it looked like this. you know, you don't want an exciting banker. you don't want an exciting accountant. and you don't really want an exciting signature counter either, right? i mean the emotionally supercharged scott walker recall effort, the government accountability board was a peaceful island of boring by design, because they are a nonpartisan just the facts kind of place. that's the way it ought to be. the rules about who can serve on the government accountability board are amazing. six members, all former judges, nominate bade special nonpartisan independent committee, and then they get appointed by the governor. but the governor can only choose people who ha